Question reference: S1W-17234
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 24 July 2001
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Current status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 21 August 2001
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been to the NHS of providing paracetamol on prescription in each of the last five years.
Answer
The table below sets out the cost to NHSScotland of paracetamol dispensed in the community over the period 1995-96 to 1999-2000.
| Financial Year | Gross Ingredient Cost (£) | Dispensing Fees (£) | Total Cost (£) |
| 1995-96 | 740,522 | 721,494 | 1,462,016 |
| 1996-97 | 744,958 | 717,107 | 1,462,065 |
| 1997-98 | 746,841 | 710,215 | 1,457,056 |
| 1998-99 | 805,643 | 749,800 | 1,555,443 |
| 1999-2000 | 952,438 | 837,261 | 1,789,699 |